Karen Peterson

Karen Peterson

‘The Amateur’ Review: Rami Malek Joins the Dead Wives Club in Stodgy, Data-Driven Thriller [C]‘The Amateur’ Review: Rami Malek Joins the Dead Wives Club in Stodgy, Data-Driven Thriller [C]

‘The Amateur’ Review: Rami Malek Joins the Dead Wives Club in Stodgy, Data-Driven Thriller [C]

Hollywood has long been obsessed with stories about ordinary men finding inner strength to do extraordinary things. Most often that… Read More

April 8, 2025
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 6 Review: The Revolutionary and Prescient Series Comes to a Thrilling Close [A]‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 6 Review: The Revolutionary and Prescient Series Comes to a Thrilling Close [A]

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 6 Review: The Revolutionary and Prescient Series Comes to a Thrilling Close [A]

It’s been three years since the fifth season finale of The Handmaid’s Tale in which June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) and… Read More

April 3, 2025
‘The Alto Knights’ Review: But They’re Gangsters, Identical Gangsters All the Way [C]‘The Alto Knights’ Review: But They’re Gangsters, Identical Gangsters All the Way [C]

‘The Alto Knights’ Review: But They’re Gangsters, Identical Gangsters All the Way [C]

Gangster films have been a staple of cinema since the earliest days and over the last fifty years, few actors are… Read More

March 19, 2025
‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3 Review: Showtime’s Buzziest Series Still Stings [B]‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3 Review: Showtime’s Buzziest Series Still Stings [B]

‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3 Review: Showtime’s Buzziest Series Still Stings [B]

It has been two years since the shocking season finale that left one of our favorite Yellowjackets dead and another… Read More

February 14, 2025
‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Review: James Griffiths’s Oddball Charmer Has a Song in its Heart [A] – Sundance Film Festival‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Review: James Griffiths’s Oddball Charmer Has a Song in its Heart [A] – Sundance Film Festival

‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Review: James Griffiths’s Oddball Charmer Has a Song in its Heart [A] – Sundance Film Festival

There is something satisfying and sweet about watching a diva navigate uncomfortable circumstances that slowly melt their icy heart. This… Read More

January 30, 2025
‘The Wedding Banquet’ Review: Andrew Ahn Finds Fun and Heart in Frothy Reboot of the Gay Classic [B+] – Sundance Film Festival‘The Wedding Banquet’ Review: Andrew Ahn Finds Fun and Heart in Frothy Reboot of the Gay Classic [B+] – Sundance Film Festival

‘The Wedding Banquet’ Review: Andrew Ahn Finds Fun and Heart in Frothy Reboot of the Gay Classic [B+] – Sundance Film Festival

It’s hard to remake a film that means so much to people, but Andrew Ahn’s The Wedding Banquet is a… Read More

January 29, 2025
‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Review: Jennifer Lopez Spins a Tantalizing Web but Tonatiuh is a Star in the Making [B] – Sundance Film Festival‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Review: Jennifer Lopez Spins a Tantalizing Web but Tonatiuh is a Star in the Making [B] – Sundance Film Festival

‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Review: Jennifer Lopez Spins a Tantalizing Web but Tonatiuh is a Star in the Making [B] – Sundance Film Festival

Amid the recent surge of big screen musicals, Bill Condon (Dreamgirls) returns to the director’s chair with a new adaptation… Read More

January 28, 2025
‘Rebuilding’ Review: Josh O’Connor Quietly Stuns in Max Walker-Silverman’s Solemn but Hopeful Second Feature [A] – Sundance Film Festival‘Rebuilding’ Review: Josh O’Connor Quietly Stuns in Max Walker-Silverman’s Solemn but Hopeful Second Feature [A] – Sundance Film Festival

‘Rebuilding’ Review: Josh O’Connor Quietly Stuns in Max Walker-Silverman’s Solemn but Hopeful Second Feature [A] – Sundance Film Festival

“It’s funny, the things you pack and the things you leave,” says Dusty (Josh O’Connor) to a friend in the… Read More

January 28, 2025
‘Omaha’ Review: John Margaro Will Break Your Heart as a Widowed Dad in Nuanced Family Drama [A] – Sundance Film Festival‘Omaha’ Review: John Margaro Will Break Your Heart as a Widowed Dad in Nuanced Family Drama [A] – Sundance Film Festival

‘Omaha’ Review: John Margaro Will Break Your Heart as a Widowed Dad in Nuanced Family Drama [A] – Sundance Film Festival

One of the most quietly devastating films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival is also one of the festival’s sleeper… Read More

January 25, 2025
‘Wolf Man’ Review: Christopher Abbott Takes a Lycan for Flesh in Leigh Whannell’s Thrilling and Thoughtful Monster Movie [A-]‘Wolf Man’ Review: Christopher Abbott Takes a Lycan for Flesh in Leigh Whannell’s Thrilling and Thoughtful Monster Movie [A-]

‘Wolf Man’ Review: Christopher Abbott Takes a Lycan for Flesh in Leigh Whannell’s Thrilling and Thoughtful Monster Movie [A-]

There have been many versions of werewolf movies over the past century, but it has been a long time since… Read More

January 15, 2025